Apr 4, 2001
An interesting idea is surfacing at the state legislature and that is the concept of no tax bill this session. It may seem odd to consider, but there isn’t any requirement to pass a new tax bill as the previous tax collection method will remain in place. Some people...
Apr 4, 2001
There are interesting issues emanating from the DFL ranks in both the state Senate and House. On the Senate side, Senators are openly discussing a large number of House Republicans they speak to regularly who ask them to pass bills in the Senate. The reason is due to...
Mar 30, 2001
The Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission will be holding an open house discussion on the Stadia issues. On Wednesday, April 4 from 4-7 p.m. at the Woodbury Senior High School Cafeteria, the public is invited to an informal open house to learn about the stadium...
Mar 30, 2001
The idea of Rebecca Yanisch being a candidate to fill the vacancy at Department of Trade and Economic Development was not an unfamiliar idea to us at Checks & Balances. In fact, we discussed it with a number of sources close to and in the administration, but our...
Mar 30, 2001
DFL Chair Mike Erlandson is still one of two Democrats on Capitol Hill in Washington DC with the title Mr Chair the other is Terry McAullife chair of the Democratic National Committee. In a show that everything is not political Erlandson contacted us to acknowledge...
Mar 30, 2001
There is some talk in political circles about the possibilities for the various candidates in the race for Mayor of St. Paul. The attention in the DFL endorsement is being focused mainly on City Councilmember Jay Benanav (DFL-Ward 04, St Paul) and former Council...
Mar 30, 2001
The idea for a single legislative session may have gotten the necessary boost with an amendment of moving the actual business part of the legislative session to second year of the biennium instead of the first. The structure of the legislative activities would be to...
Mar 30, 2001
On Friday, all of the bills, which passed either a committee in the state Senate or the state House or were amended on to another bill, remain alive. Proponents of bills, which did not make the first threshold, will be looking for vehicles to amend their provisions...
Mar 30, 2001
The issue that never dies, abortion, returns to the legislative debate. Privately, some “pro-life” members of the Republican Party wish the zealots would stop making them take a vote on this issue every session in the latest incarnation of an anti-abortion bill. The...
Mar 30, 2001
Sometimes change comes slowly in Minnesota. So is the case in the eraser of the outmoded “Blue Laws.” These were the laws set to incur obedience to religion and commemorate the Christian day of worship. This is why they don’t sell cars, beer, wine or liquor on...
